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owlswithfins's review
1.0
I'm gonna start by saying this is a HORRIBLY racist book that I do not recommend to anyone unless you're doing a study of racism in America or something similar. It was assigned for my Fascism and American Literature course as part of our exploration of pre-fascist thought, and to that end, it was very informative, but it was truly just so disgusting. I have mixed feelings about even putting it on my "shelf," but I think the one-star review probably makes my opinion clear. If you're curious about the book but don't feel like subjecting yourself to Dixon's godawful ideology, the main takeaway is that Dixon presents the Southern white man as the primary victim of American Slavery and the Civil War and offers a radicalization narrative for his protagonist that leads him to the conclusion that the only way forward is violent and horrific white supremacy. DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK. My professor sent us a pdf of the text, but pretty much anywhere you buy this book from is going to be despicable. It's not the kind of text where the author has racist views but the book is readable/enjoyable anyway. Racist ideology is the subject of the book (it's the first installment of Dixon's KKK Trilogy if that clears things up). Anyway, it definitely shed some light on pre-fascist writing for the purposes of my course, but holy shit, this is the most abhorrent book I've ever read.
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